ACCUPLACER and trying to solve the problem of remedial education

A recent New York Times article sheds light on why students are sometimes placed in remedial, non-credit-bearing courses when they should not be, and identified several possible solutions to this problem, including Next-Gen ACCUPLACER which launched last year.

"In September, the College Board, acknowledging the problem, began phasing in a new version of its Accuplacer. The redesigned, adaptive test groups questions in more clearly identifiable pathways, hoping to make it easier for college advisers to match skill level with planned field of study."